Barrier Range
The Barrier Range refers to a series of hills and higher grounds in western New South Wales, Australia.
The Barrier Range is oriented in a roughly north-south direction, east of the border between New South Wales and South Australia. It is an area of slightly higher ground lying between the lower lands along the Darling River, and lower ground in South Australia. The Barrier Range contains a number of mineral deposits, most notably Broken Hill.
In 1844, during his third and final expedition, Charles Sturt named the range Stanley's Barrier Range in honour of Lord Stanley.[1]
It was reported in October 1856 that, 'within the last year or two numerous sheep-stations have been opened in the Barrier Ranges, affording a reasonable prospect, not only of increased pastoral wealth, but also of the gradual development of the mineral resources of the district and its ultimate settlement.'[2]
The name of the Barrier Highway and various local organisations in Broken Hill including the word 'barrier', are derived from the name of this range.
References
- ↑ Cumpston, John Howard Lidgett (1951). Charles Sturt - His Life and Journeys of Exploration. Melbourne: Georgian House. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ↑ South Australian Register newspaper, 15 October 1856, page 2.